Improved staple machine



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-Lecm Patent No. 101,471, daad Alma 5, 1870.

MPROVED STAPLE MACHINE.

Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, C11-ARLES W. KENNEDY, of Williamsbnrg, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machine for Making Staples; and I do hereby declare that the followingisl a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspeci,- iication, in whichf Figure l, Sheet I, is a side view of my improved machine. y

vFigure 2, Sheet I, is a vertical sectionof the same taken through the line x sv, Iig. 1.

Figure 3, Sheet II, isa horizontal section of the same taken through the line y y, fig. l.

Figure 4, Sheet II, is a detail view of the knife bed, stationary knife-guide, and guard, looking in the direction of the arrows w w, fig. 3.

Figure 5, Sheetv II, is a detail sectional view of the movable knife and its guide socket, taken through the line z ze, gJ. v

Figure 6, Sheet II, is a detail view of the device for feeding the wire forward.

Figure 7, Sheet II, shows the position of the wire when entering the machine.

Figure 8, Sheet II, illustrates the inclination of the cut. Y

Figure 9, Sheet II, shows a completed staple.

My invention has for itsa object to furnish a simple, convenient, and effective machine for forming staples, which shall be so constructed as to feed the wire in and form the staples automatically, .and at the same time rapidly and well; and

It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. f l

A is the bottom or bed-plate of the machine.

B are the side frames, which are securely attached to the bedplate A, and which are connected to each other by the cross-bar or plate C.

D is the knifeplate or bed, which is securely attached to the bed-plate A, and to which the stationary knife E, guide F, and guard G are secured.

The knife Eis made inclined, as shown in g. 3, to give the proper inclination to the cut to form the points ofthe staple.

The. guide F has a hole formed through it, through which the wire is fed to the knives.

The guard G is attached to the plate or bed D in such a position as to guard the movable knife H from slipping ofi` the wire while making the cut.

The movable knife H works up and down through the guide I attached to the cross-bar or plate C, and

to its upper end is pivoted the lower end of the pit- `cal shaft V, which revolves in bearings the side frame B.

' man J, the upper end of which is connected with the eccentric K by a strap in the'ordinary manner.

The eccentric K is attached to or formed upon the shaft-L, which revolves in bearings in the upper part of the side frames B, and to the projecting end of which is attached the pulley M, to which the power is applied. g

To the same shaft L is attached another eccentric, N, with which is connected, by a strap, in the ordinary manner, a pitman, O, to the other end of which is pivoted the upper end of the lever P.

The lever P is pivoted tothe cross shaft or rod Q, the ends of which are connected with the side frames B.

The lower end of the lever'l? is notched to receive a projection formed upon the upper side of the slide R, so that the said slide maybe moved back and forth by the movement of the said lever I.

The forward end of the slide It is notched, as shown in iig. 2, to take hold of the unformed staple and form or bend it by forcing it through a hole in the flange s of the plate D, against which the stationary knife E rests, as shown in iigs. 1, 2, and 3. n

To the shaft L is attached a bevehgear wheel, T, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the bevelgear wheel U attached to the upper end of the vertiattached to To the lever end of the vertical shaft V is attached a bevel-gear wheel, W, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the bevel-gear wheels X, attached to the short horizontal shaft Y, which revolves in bearings attached to the bed-plate A, and to the end of which is attached a crank or crank-wheel, A to which is pivoted one end of the connecting-rod B', the other end of which is pivoted to the upper end of the elbow lever C.

. The lever C is pivoted at its angle to the sliding plateD, and its other end or arm extends along said sliding plate D beneath the arm of the pivoted clamp jaw E.

The movable jaw E is pivoted' to the sliding plate D' just in front of the stationary jaw F', which is attached to the said sliding plate D. v

In using the machine, the end of the wire fromI which the staples are to be formed is-placed in the jaws E F of the clamp, and as the crank or crank-wheel Af is revolved, the 'lever O is operated, which 'closes the movable jaw E upon the stationary jaw F', clamping the wire between them.

At the same time the revolution of the said crank fig. 8. In the meantime the revolution-of the crank-4,

wheel A' has released the jaws E F', and pushed the said jaws and the sliding plate D'baok, ready to again grasp the rvire and feed it forward for another out.

As the blank to form the staple is cut from the wire, the slide R moves forward against the middle part of the Said blank, forcing it through the hole in the flange S, forming thestaple, which drops from the machine 1u a finisned state.

The wire passes into the machinefrom the reel, and passes ont in the form of completed staples, the entire operation being automatic.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and Patent- 1'. The combination of the movable knife H, stationary knife E, guide F, guard G, slide R, and flange or plate S, with each other, and with the bed-plate D,

vsubstantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set-forth.

2. The combination of the sliding plate D ary jaw F, movable jaw E', and vbent or elbow-lever desire to secure by Letters C', with each other and with the guide F, rod B', staf tionary knife E, movable knife H, and guard G, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

3. The im proved staple machine formed by the combination of the bed-plate A, side frames B, cross-bar or plate C, knife-bed or plate D, stationary inclined k'nife E, guide F, guard G, movable knife H, guide I, pitmau J, eccentric K, shaft L, eccentric N, pitman O, lever l, slide R, flange S, gear-wheels T U, shaft V, gear-wheels W X, shaft V, crank or chrank-wheel A', pitman B', elbow lever C', pivoted jaw E'station ary jaw F', and sliding plate D', .with each other, snbstantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 11th day of January, 1870.

C. NV. KENNEDY. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. MABEE, JAMES T. GRAHAM. 

